Lauren Hirshfield

Pardon the Frieze Week feed interruption for an important announcement - it's almost time for the next S.A.S.S. 📣 A grand ole' time was had in March at the relaunch of yer friendly neighborhood art industry social, with refreshed conversation, food, drinks, and in the company of great art! (thx to @brooklinn_ for the pics 📸). SASS 06 is gathering in a couple of weeks on Wednesday May 27th at @highnoongallery for a special viewing of Fatemeh Burnes' solo show "The Eighth Veil". Who will I see there? Who will you meet there?? I'm thrilled to welcome the Iranian American Women Foundation @iawfoundation , who are supporting this edition by way of savory Persian bites from @nasrinskitchen_nyc (thank you Jared and thx to the NY chapter!) SASS collaborator @alessandragenevie will craft homemade ice cream again with two session-specific flavors, plus refreshing drinks courtesy of new brewery @backhomebeer . This one is gonna be extra special! Gallerists, curators, organizers, producers, artists, admins, advisors, patrons, collectors - come one come all! Join for a fun and thoughtful industry night with new and good friends :) Early RSVP ends in a week - don't miss your chance for sliding scale tix 🎟️ All event info and registration at lehirshfield.com/sass (link in my profile).

Behind the curtain lately 🏡🌭🦆⛓️🫧🔋

Reserve your spot on one of our curator-led tours today! On Thursday, May 14, join Hall Rockefeller @all.the.lady.artists , Founder of Less Than Half @_lessthanhalf , for a curated walk-through of Future Fair spotlighting women artists presented by “Less Than Half Approved” galleries—those representing 50% or more women and non-male artists. Drawing on her work advancing greater equity in the art world, this tour offers a focused lens on building meaningful connections with a new generation of artists and rethinking the role of the collector as an active patron, or matron, of the arts. On Friday, May 15, join us for a guided walk-through of Future Fair, led by Lauren Hirshfield @artfreaky_ , art writer and curator, highlighting standout presentations from across the fair. This tour offers an accessible introduction to the fair, with curated stops that provide insight into key works, artists, and themes—designed for both seasoned collectors and those new to the art world. This tour offers a thoughtful entry point into that experience, highlighting the voices and ideas defining the fair today. RSVP & details at the link in bio. Please Note: Attendees must show either a purchased ticket or a Future Fair VIP pass for entry. Purchase advance tickets or buy them at the fair entrance. #FiveYearsofFuture Cover works: Slide 2: Colette LaVette, Prey, 2026. Natural oil pigment on linen, 60x60 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gillian Jason Gallery, London, U.K. @gillianjasongallery @colette.lavette 
 Slide 3: Ali Sutton, Judger, 2025. Oil on canvas, 14x17in. Courtesy of the artist and BolsterArts, New York, NY. @bolsterarts @alisuttonstudio

Attn NYC visual artists 📣 The open call deadline to apply for the @bolsterarts residency is extended till this Monday April 13th at 11:59pm EST! I am very proud and excited to be on the jury panel for BOTH the Spring & Fall 2026 cohorts. If you are an emerging visual artist living in NYC this is the best new residency to boost your practice and your career - offering a four month Manhattan workspace FOR FREE. I am lucky to call the founder @lydianobles a friend and have loved supporting the growth of BolsterArts since its early months on the benefit committee and as a studio visitor for Cohort 02 last summer (see slide 2 with @mashgravity !). If you have not yet applied, this is your chance - it's a quick and easy application! Basic details below and visit bolsterarts.com/residency for complete details and to apply. Good luck and I look forward to reviewing applications alongside my amazing co-jurors Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy @angelik.wiki , Kourosh Mahboubian @kmahboubianfineart , and Akinyi Ochieng @akinyism -- BolsterArts 2026 Residency Cohort 05: May 1 – August 31, 2026
Cohort 06: September 1 – December 31, 2026 Each selected artist (two per cohort) receives a dedicated studio, thoughtful studio visits with curators, gallerists, and writers, and a public Open Studio event. Application fee is $35 (early application fee window has passed). Applications close Monday April 13, 2026, 11:59pm.

This is who is sending you very sweet messages inviting you to a cute ‘n casual mixer for NYC art industry ppl with food and drinks and fun icebreakers 👋🏽 hi it’s me in all past and current forms SASS 05 is in one week! 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 - 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. SASS is for all art folks - pros, patrons, artists alike - to share some food, make some friends, and have an actually fun time networking. I promise! S/O to my new collaborator @alessandragenevie who’s whipping up a tasty spread of savory and sweet bites inspired by this session’s theme, our lovely host’s exhibition, and her own seasonal flair. Menu deets on the SASS page 🥖🍦 Join me next Wednesday! Hosted at @550gallery with their Director @baileycoleman__yac amongst the beautiful new works by @emilyblairquinn 🪆 Swipe for info & Register in bio link bestie! #artindustry #contemporaryart #artevent #artprofessional #foodandart

More art (always art) of late, including works I like (there aren’t many 🫢) from the Whitney Biennial (TY @zoealexanderfisher for last night’s invite!) 1. @gabrielaxruiz monster of a sculpture “Homo Machina (Man Machine or Gay Machine)” at the Whitney Biennial. Love that saccharine slime green 🦠 2. @samiahalaby ’s mesmerizing “kinetic paintings” at the Whitney Biennial are actually custom digital code and are pure abstract genius - and made in the 80s! 3. @ravenhalfmoon with one of her two ceramic sculptures at the Whitney Biennial. No explanation needed 💯 (so nice meeting you Raven!) 4. #SarahMRodriguez aluminum sculptures got me good. It was the first artworks I took a photo of at the Biennial. Reaaaally tasty details 5. Dylan Musler @dylgoyle ritual/regal/tomb? sculpture at the first @huntercollege MFA thesis show. So much symbolism and story. Love a good myth! 6. @cocoma.studio sculpture at the Hunter thesis show - projects warped audio of her mom and aunts through speakers that ripple the ink water pools. The three together are haunting and sacred 7. Vanessa Wallace-Gonzales @livingrelic at the Hunter thesis show - beautiful install; the bells had lots of little pools of water scented like rose! 8. @corinnebeardsley in good company in the “Terrestrial Extra” Hudson Valley Artists show at @dorskymuseum . Always a fan of her clay bodies 9. E. Saffronia Downing @_saffr0nia_ at the Dorsky show - really happy to see a piece that belongs on the floor, getting to live fully on the floor! 10. A surprise @erikhfoss above the check in desk at the Dorsky. Permanent collection FTW 👏👏 11. Kenneth Curwood @mordencage kinetic piece in the show “Expired” curated by @roxannewolanczyk for the @apexartnyc open call. I’m a sucker for a very clever, very well fabricated piece 🐍 12. A ceramic vessel from @roxannewolanczyk sits next to Kenny’s wall piece in her show - the quiet simplicity of the line “drawings” in the clay make its message all the more powerful 13. Another from the Biennial, caught a frame from a beautifully installed video

This event series is such a labor of love and I soak up every minute of it. Excited by the revamp, excited for the galleries already confirmed to host this year, REALLY excited to collaborate with Alessandra Vertrees @alessandragenevie for all the savory and sweet bites. Mostly excited by all of the new and friendly faces I’ll be seeing soon 😊 Details below, RSVP link in my profile, be seeing 45 of you in a few weeks! Salon And Supper Social 05 March 18th, 6:30 - 9pm 5-50 51st Ave, Long Island City tickets starting at $20 ​☺︎ Theme: “Uncanny in Pink” Think: changing your Facebook relationship status, candy cigarettes, extra long phone cords, re-reading Jenny Holzer’s truisms, GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, staring at your reflection in the glass cabinet of Hummel dolls at your grandma’s house, mirror selfies ​☺︎ Host: 5-50 Gallery We’ll get a special exhibition viewing of @emilyblairquinn ’s solo show “Insight” ​☺︎ Bites by: Alessandra Vertrees Alessandra is a visual and culinary artist whose Mexican-American roots inform her duel practice through story and memory. I’m thrilled to invite her project Mestiza Creamery to integrate with SASS to make unique ice creams with flavors inspired by each SASS theme. She will also craft savory bites that uplift the collective and fluid format of the series. *see event page for the menu* ​☺︎ low-ABV drinks all evening some mix of beer, wine, seltzers (N/A will also be provided) SASS is designed as a space primarily for curators, gallerists, museum workers, dealers, advisors, writers, facilitators, educators, producers, and patrons as a sort of “meeting of the industry minds”. I ofcourse encourage all others in the art ecosystem to join if they’d like, too ❤️‍🔥 #artindustry #artcuratorsofnewyork #artprofessional #artdealers #museumworkers

Some art of late ❤️‍🔥 (I’m sorry these aren’t edited I block the IG app now so I don’t doom scroll and this is the fastest I’ve ever made a post figuring out the new balance!)

New look, same event - a gathering for art professionals, by an art professional (me!) Returning soon ​☺︎ Tag friends in the comments who you’d go to the next one with! Where my curators at??

Shots of the last Supper Social 📸 Are you hanging around NYC this week and looking for cute art world friendsgiving plans?? Join tomorrow’s 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 - it’s the last one of the year! There will be quiche and pie, a first drink on the house, and plenty of good ole’ fashioned chattin’ 6:30-9pm at @beverlysnyc ; arrive before 7:15 for the themed mixers! RSVP for sliding scale ticket pricing through 5pm tomorrow (link in my profile). Door tickets will be available too (at the full $28)

Thank you @artfreaky_ for covering us in @cultbytes ! soft weapons Keep Your F*cking Hands Off My Body curated by @cassandraneyenesch and myself, is on view for the last two days today and tomorrow! Come see what the hype is about! 12 Franklin St, Brooklyn, 12-8:30pm (performance by @cd_clifford from 6:30-8:30pm) and Saturday Nov 22 12-9pm (closing party/launch of Cyborg Lifestyle Magazine 6-9pm). . . . . . . #sculpture #artwork #installation #greenpointevents #cultbytes #artreview #artist

Here’s a blurry happy pic of me in front of the [turned off] Magic Fountain at the Museu National d’Art de Catalunya in Barcelona last month in my new favorite shirt and now that I have your attention - Supper Social 04 is next Tuesday!l at @beverlysnyc 🙆‍♀️ The theme is 𝘞𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺! Come mingle with me and other art professionals with the help of some quiche (classic family style food), convo cards, and mixer sessions. Last one of the year! Bringin’ the emerging art world in NYC closer together one conversation at a time: with a lil class and a lil sass 🙂 Sliding scale tix adjust to $20 min after Wednesday, and a few full price tix will be available at the door. Early RSVP is encouraged!